Improvement in anchor beam-supports for brick walls



'tate WILLIAM W. GOODRIGH, 0F RONDOUT, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 109,405, dated November 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN ANCHOR BEAM-SUPPORTS FOR BRICK WALLS.

The Schedule referred tu in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom lit may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. Goonnrcu, of Rondout, in the county of Ulsteiyand State of' New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Anchor and Beam-Supporter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, refe-rence being had to the accompanying drawing formingr part of this specification.

This invention relates 'to a new and useful improvement in inode of strengthening the walls of brick buildings, and consists in'an anchor and beam or joistsupporter combined, constructed and applied as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure I represents a perspective view ot' the anchor and beam-supporter.

Figure 2 is a. perspective view of a beam or joist with a dovetail out on its end and with the metallic cap attached for covering the dovetail.

Figure 3 is a top View of the anchor with the joist in place without the cap.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the anchor and beam-supporter, consisting of the plate B, which rests flat upon the brick, and au anchor-plate, C, which stands upright in the wall inside of the outer course of brick, or so far from the inner surface of the wall as to prevent the spreading of the wall,

D is a dovetail recess on the plate B, formed by the two vertical plates, E and F, placed as-seen iu tig. 3, so that when the end of' thejoist or beam is iitted thereto, and the anchor properlyplaced, the wall is firmly held and prevented from spreadingj I-I represents the beam or joist. e

The anchors and dovctails are made of cast-iron, and may be cast either in pairs or'singly, as may bc desired.

When the beam or joist is fitted into the dovetail recess as seen in fig. 3, a metallic cap, G, may be attached thereto, as seen in g. 2, so that moisture is excluded from the dovetail, and the connection between the beam or joist andthe wall is made throughout most substantial and durable.

The advantages of thecombined anchor and bea-msupporter are many, and must be apparent to all.

Having thus described myiuvention,

I elaini as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A base-plate, B, combined with plate C, at right angles thereto, and the plates E I pla-ced obliquely thereon, to form a dovetailed recess, when applied to the brick wall of a building, as and for tbe purpose described.

The above specification ot' my invention signed by nie this 13th day of August, 1870. i

WM. XV. GOODIt-ICH.

Witnesses z E. W. KNAPP, JosrAn Dunois, Jr. 

